Hazards in the laboratory

Many think scientists live the easy, pampered life of a rock star. They see Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye, or Michio Kaku on a talk show talking about astronomy and physics and think to themselves: "Hey, I sure wish I had their easy, pampered, rock-star life!" Well, as one who does have "science groupies," I can tell you it ain't all that easy and there are hazards. The great majority of these result from stupidity. Not mine, but that of others.